Tons of more pics and news here
http://www.bimmerpages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63

 

Thanks for the update DJ!

 

my pleasure

 

Yep, September for Euro delivery and late March/ early April for USA

But it is a bit of a piggy, 16XX is the weight on the dataplate! But at least they took the weight off of the top of the car

Did I forget to post those pictures of the red one @ NurburgRing this past weekend? They are no different from what you see. I couldn't find the owner to ask him (or her) to place it near the NurburgRing signage!

 

im liking it more and more...e46 m3 is still leaps and bounds better looking.

 

agreed, dont mind the look...but e46 M will definitely be a classic. Wonder how much you'll feel the extra weight on this thing, regardless of how much power it has.

 

according to all the reviews the steering feel is not nearly as good as the e46 m3 and more body roll this time around too.

 

That is a very heavy car...3700lbs+++!!!

 

White really does work with that car.

 

Yes very dissapointing, if I got that car a V10 most certainly would be going in.. White/Space Grey and Interlago's are GORGEOUS on that car!

 

exactly...the dumbed it down to market to a wider audience...and you know there will be complete tools driving just because its and m3.

 

i agree with you, im liking it more, BUT i still think the e46 was just a gorgeous design and i wish this one wouldve evolved from it rather than... well there is not a hint in the slightest of any e46'ishness in that car....sad

 

+1...its like the wiped the slate clean and started from scratch...you could see the clear, distinct evolution from the e36 to the e46, and now its like you said, not a hint of e46 in this car. e46 def stands out in my mind as one of the greatest designed cars, up there with the 911, the 360 modena, etc. e92 doesnt even offer up a huge performance gain either...

e92 m3-$70K or e46 m3-$40K tough decison

 

totally agree with those car designs as well - bmw was always about evolution but bangle takes over and wants to create a revolution i guess...

had the e92 gotten the V10... well then it wouldve been a stellar performer but early reviews show very little improvment and its sad to see that a chipped 335 will keep up, if not beat the v8 and get better gas mileage along the way...

V8 with turbos... wouldve been something, or a supercharger or just the v10, wouldve been great choices'

now i know that M3 isnt about straight line speed, but there isnt anything wrong with it either, and when the e46 m3 came out it was one of the faster cars on the road, faster then a C5 vette in a straight line and a 996 911 C2 and C4S... now all the new iterations of those cars will be faster in a straight line, and most likely on the twisties too, not to mention the C63 sounds like a stellar car with will directly compete with the M3 and if i didnt have a soft spot for BMW's still, it would be my choice above an M3... prolly already is from what ive been reading

 

i hear you on the 'bangle revolution' thing. he just made too drastic of changes and to me, they are well received. for me, a 3.6 or 3.8 liter inline 6 could have and would have been money for bmw, they could have easily eaked out 400+ hp on a bigger displacement I6. the v8 is 30 lbs lighter than the I6 but the overall weight of the car went up 250+ lbs what the hell is the purpose of all these new age CF etc when it doesnt make the overall car lighter and better? its really is strange to see a day when there are very few car makers who are willing to stick to their orig. objective. the M division has never been about satisfying EVERYONE, at least not until today.